I'm curious as to how them not wanting a child to get hurt means they don't care for individuals?

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Because it's more of them worrying about the liability of the child being hurt and the parent sueing, not that the child actually gets hurt.

Sorry Cathy!

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Well, I wouldn't 'yell at you' but if I saw a child climbing up on a cart, I ABSOLUTELY would feel OBLIGATED to say SOMETHING. Just to make sure you KNEW he/she was doing it. I've seen parents just turn away and not KNOW that their lil' one was climbing.

And more importantly, I've HEARD a child's skull crack on a retail floor. Trust me, it is SICKENING. I don't want to 'offend, but I'd rather offend a million and save one child than offend no one and have had a chance to save a child a head injury.

And for what it's worth,, just a bit of food for thought,,,

As a teacher and as a kid for many years,, I'd seen THOUSANDS of kids do the 'swinging between 2 tables' bit. I had heard and even TOLD children to NOT do it. Why? I'd never SEEN anyone hurt.

However, one time,, one out of a thousand, when my 1st grader did it,, after MANY successful times, somehow her arm jerked and she landed flat on her face on the cement floor. She wasn't even able to stand up,, the teacher NEXT DOOR came to see what had happened it was such a horrible crash.

Anytime, without warning, something CAN go wrong and I feel MUCH better if kiddos aren't doing gymnastics on such dangerous surfaces.

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Please don't think that a walmart employee is only worried about being sued. I worked at walmart for 2 years and can't even count how many times I saw a child fall off the cart like that or tip the whole cart over. I'm sure their parents didn't think it would happen, either. Accidents happen. I can still to this day remember the crack of one particular boys head as it hit the floor. I was an employee who would ask parents not to let their kids do it because I was tired of seeing children get hurt.

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I probably would have said something to you or your child IF you weren't there already handling the situation just for safety's sake. But I wouldn't have yelled at you or said anything if you were already there disciplining your child. That was not right that she yelled at you in front of your child and when you were already disciplining your child. I hate when people step in when I am already trying to deal with my kids too.

I probably would have told the cashier "Thank you for yelling at me in front of my kid. I am already disciplining my child, so please back off".

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Was she yelling because she was farther away from you and just wanted to make sure you heard her? I honestly think she was just concerned for your child and wasn't trying to boss you or to undermine your parenting.

okay, melsb, take a deep breath, and stop thinking about corporations. we already know they're evil, don't stress yourself.

My irritation with the woman is that I was ACTIVELY disciplining my child. Not being a clueless mom. All she did was make it so he did not hear me, the person who he is actually going to listen to. She was close enough that a slightly raised voice would have been heard plainly. Wish I could give her the benefit of the doubt, but no. If an employee feels the need to get after another adult they need to make sure that person is not trying to handle the situation. If they aren't, a gentle "Oh goodness, that is scaring me!" or something like that in a nice voice would get the point across.
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If I saw a kid about to fall, and the parent either wasn't aware or wasn't close enough to catch him, I'd step in and either try to catch him or yell for someone closer to him to do so.

But when the parent is RIGHT THERE and IS dealing with the situation, as you were, bystanders need to STFU and let the parent deal with it.

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Sometimes people react spontaneously without even realizing the parent was being proactive. I think ultimately no body wants to see a child hurt. And unfortunately, there's been some terrible accidents with shopping carts.

I wouldn't pay much attention to that. You KNOW you are a good parent, and who cares what others think.